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The first pitch : cover illustration for The New Yorker [drawing].

BIB_ID
344610
Accession number
MA 12847
Creator
Roth, Arnold, 1929-
Published
2000.
Credit line
The Melvin R. Seiden Collection. Gift of Janine Luke in honor of William M. Griswold and in memory of Melvin R. Seiden, 2011.
Description
1 drawing.
Notes
Original drawing for an illustration published on the cover of The New Yorker, April 3, 2000.
477 x 360 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
"Cover: The First Pitch"--in pencil on bottom center recto.
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
Pitch to a Yankee batter at the plate is so poor it just rolls a stop in the grass before it reaches the baseball catcher.
Medium
Pen and black ink with watercolor on paper.
Classification